Me and my boyfriend removed some the artex from our celing with a scraper now im worried about asbestos.?

Answer 1

I asked a question about asabestos and damp artex a while ago and was told that the amount contained in the artex is very minimal that it would not cause problems (I had had 3 miscarriages and was concerned that the spores from the damp artext was causing them). Its a little late now but maybe you should have had someone come check it out, the other alternative is to talk to your gp about your concerns they maybe able to do some tests x

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Answer 2

don't worry I've taken down to many ceiling to mention.worked with real asbestos hazards and removed the stuff as an apprentice with out masks an safety equipment.it can take years to develop sometimes over 30 .I've just had a chest ex-ray and got the all clear. now I'm 40 and been working in construction for 25 years so if i get it now I'm hoping to make an old corpse.but you should be aware of things an places that contain asbestos so improve your knowledge on it.the white asbestos is the least likely type to give you health problems blue and brown are some of the worst .so don't worry to much chances are there was no asbestos in that artex any way .smoking kills more people.

Answer 3

Over 60 years ago whilst employed in the building trade I was involved at close quarters with every type of asbestos without any form of protection, (unheard of in those days) Types involved were Sheet asbestos, roofing and lagging asbestos and fibrous ditto. No I was not stupid the health implications were not recognised in those days but I'm 80 years old and still here so don't fret about minute bits which may or may not be present in Artex.

Answer 4

Very messy. Make sure the bathroom is available before you start, and lay a trail of newspaper or some other protective cover from the artexed room to the bathroom before you start. Attack the artex with an electrical tool that works rather like a large steam iron. The damp steam softens the plaster, and you just scrape it off the wall like old wallpaper, but much more messy. Make sure you have headware before attacking the ceiling, and maybe wear gloves as the hot water prefers to come down, rather than up towards the artex. Very messy!

Answer 5

Depending on the age of the application, it's possible that no asbestos is included, but with all due respect; that should have been checked and determined first.

Obviously you should still have it checked.

In removing asbestos from society as an extreme health hazzard; much of it still existed in the marketplace after 1975; and likely wasn't monitored.

Certainly to have removal and remediation done can be a costly and/or overwhelming issue; but should be done in any case. Oddly enough there are no laws or suggestions stating PAINTING OVER asbestos is illegal, or unwise.

"Popcorn" was NEVER a "good" idea no matter.

Steven Wolf

Answer 6

By law Art-ex going back to 1975 was regulated to only contain 2 parts per hundred of asbestos, and even then the chance of it containing it were minimal. Also it depends where the art ex was made, if it was made in Germany, Spain, France, Italy or Belgium it would have such a small percentage of art ex in, it would be difficult to even recognise.

Even saying all this, it is always important to wear a face-mask when scraping any decoration. A face mask stops a whole host of different materials getting into your precious lungs.

Answer 7

artex has been asbestos free for over twenty years unless what you took off is older you should be fine.........and when asbestos was used in artex it was very minimal nothing really to worry about there.

Answer 8

if the artex, which i suppose is popcorn texture, was intalled after 78 the asbestos is minimal and if you wet it before to control dust you should be ok good luck from TEXAS

Answer 9

It is extremely unlikely that there is any asbestos in your ceiling. It was mainly used for roofs of out buildings and for insulation in some early buildings, but not usually in houses.

Answer 10

if you are in the uk then you have nothing to worry about ..